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  • October 11, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 10.12.17

East County High 5 Moments: 10.12.17

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Adelaide Mahler.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 11, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Adelaide Mahler

The ODA volleyball junior talks her best skill and her hobbies outside of the sport.

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Judge Lon Arend addresses Tara residents who wish to comment on the settlement during a hearing Sept. 28.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 11, 2017
Tara residents rally to stop development

Tara residents may have a chance to prevent development at their community's entrance.

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Community Fund advisor Amanda Tullidge (center) presents a check for $10,000 to The Players Centre for Performing Arts' Jeffery Kin and Michelle Bianchi.
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  • Jay Heater
  • October 10, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Community Fund presents 21 grants

The Players Centre for Performing Arts gets top grant of $10,000

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(From left to right) Friends of Keep Woods representative Brenda Russell celebrates with Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast President Christine Johnson, Director of Land Protection Debi Osborne and volunteer Gary Heber.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 10, 2017
Residents one step closer to creating Braden River Preserve

Efforts now will focus on education about how the preserve would be funded.

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One area team clinches playoff berth, another falls from the undefeated ranks.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 9, 2017
East County football roundup: 10.09.17

One area team clinches playoff berth, another falls from the undefeated ranks.

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Developer David Meunier on Monday pulled out of his deal to buy the Sarasota Polo Club from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 9, 2017
Developer pulls out of Sarasota Polo Club sale

David Meunier says the process to improve the venue is too involved.

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    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 8, 2017
Cops Corner: Police decline man's request not to arrest him on his birthday

A round up of this week's most interesting police reports in Manatee County.

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  • Cops Corner
Mill Creek’s Denny Wetter holds two of his prized creations, a segmented bowl and a kaleidoscope.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 7, 2017
Mill Creek resident masters the craft of wood turning

He's a cut above.

  • East County
  • News
Down two offensive starters, Braden River High beats district opponent Palmetto High 31-24.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 6, 2017
East County football roundup: 10.06.17

Down two offensive starters, Braden River High beats district opponent Palmetto High 31-24.

  • East County
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Neighborhoods in Lakewood Ranch and other East County communities still have storm debris waiting for pickup.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 6, 2017
Manatee County issues storm debris update

Contractors will temporarily add pickups on weekends to catch up on service.

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Andrea DeStefano and Kelly Granquist show off their Kindness Project rocks.
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  • Berkley Mason
  • October 6, 2017
Rock solid relationship

your town

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2017
East County weather page photo: Oct. 5

Gordon Silver photographed this thunderstorm approaching the Shoppes at University Center, at University Parkway and Interstate 75.

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Forty scarecrows, including these, have been built for Hunsader Farms’ Pumpkin Festival, which begins Oct. 14. Connie Hunsader said keys to building scarecrows include thrift store shopping and using straw instead of hay.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 4, 2017
Hunsader Farms shows how they make their famous scarecrows each fall

You can build a scarecrow like the ones at the Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival.

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The home at 7502 Royal Valley Court sold recently for $1.18 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 4, 2017
Country Club East home tops sales at $1.18 million

Residential real estate for Sept. 18-22.

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